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Join NexGen

Young Professionals recognize that active, energetic, young people make a community a more exciting and fun place to live and work. The NexGen Leadership Council provides leadership roles, professional and social networking opportunities and personal growth paths for all of its members in the Greater Yuma Region. Through their participation in NexGen Sub- Committees, members determine the content of events, seminars, service opportunities, as well as drive the community issues that the NexGen Leadership Council addresses.

Currently, NexGen membership dues are $100 /year. Click the button above to pay now with Pay Pal:

There are many reasons to join and support NexGen Yuma!

Benefits To The Young Professional

Develops leadership and management skills
Cross-industry & social network of young professionals
Professional & personal development seminars
Forum for addressing community issues
Community service opportunities
Gives them access to skilled mentors
Connects them with other next generation leaders
Allows them to feel satisfied with their work-life balance

Benefits To The Company

Helps you attract talented employees
Positions you competitively in the marketplace
Connects you with the next generation
Saves you time and money on recruiting efforts
Helps new employees get settled
Helps you develop your workforce of tomorrow

Benefits To The Community

Reduces the brain drain
Promotes communities assets
Invests in the next generation of civic leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and business managers.
Attracts growth capital
Fosters a sense of community
Fuels innovation
Helps our future workforce grow roots

To learn more about how you can benefit from this exciting and innovative program, Contact Matt Molenar at 928-782-5915.

Benefits of Sponsorship:

The NexGen Leadership Council directly benefits businesses and organizations in the Greater Yuma Region through the establishment of a network that assists in the attraction and retention of young professional employees. Businesses in the region recognize that an active, energetic community with peer connections is a more exciting and fun place to live and work for young professionals. NexGen fosters the development of this community.

With your sponsorship, NexGen will work to accomplish the following:

Short Term Goals:

To create a professional and social network for the next generation of leaders in Greater Yuma, Arizona.
To create "action-oriented" committees in the following areas: marketing, professional development, social events, community service, community issues and student body.
To establish an awareness of our presence within the community
To create a strong and expansive young professional communication network
To host monthly social mixers where professionals can interact and meet
To partner with a philanthropic service agency to perform community service
To expand the full NexGen membership to 100 active members by March 2009.

Long Term Goals:

To provide professional development training/seminars for next generation of leaders.
To increase NexGen membership access to prominent leaders in the Greater Yuma area.
To increase interface between university students and their NexGen peers.
To create an advisory board that keeps NexGen participants involved beyond age 39
To create linkages with other young professional networks state wide for shared practices and larger networks
To actively collaborate with the recruiting efforts of Greater Yuma Organizations to attract young professionals to the region
To increase the amount of community service currently being performed by individuals in the community.

To learn more about how your company can benefit from this exciting and innovative program, Contact Greg Lavann at 928-782-7444.